The Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has said that he is extremely confident that his team will not give up the chance to retain the Premier league title without fighting all the way. City have fallen seven points behind leaders Manchester United after the recent 1-0 defeat against Sunderland. Even though there is still 19 games be played in the remainder of the season, there have been suggestions that United already have one hand on the title. The next competitor for United comes in the form of third placed Chelsea, who are a massive 11 point behind him in the table.
City recently managed a hard fought 4-3 win over Norwich City, which was even more impressive considering that City played with 10 men for the second half after the dismissal of Samir Nasri. The Frenchman was given a straight red card just before the half-time break, which could have proved to be extremely vital in the match had City dropped points. However, they managed to provide a stunning display of resilience and quality in the second half to win the match 4-3. Mancini has asked his players not to concentrate on the league table right now, but only to win matches. He has said that February is the right time to look again at the table.
“I think that we showed we are there for the title. We won’t leave this title easily and will fight every game. With 10 players the guys were fantastic. For us, now it is not important to look at the table. We only need to work, to win as many games in a row as we can, and maybe in February we will look again at the table. If he was not dismissed, we would have won without a problem,” said Roberto Mancini.